Federal Register Update — February 15-16, 2023

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February 15, 2023

Federal Register

Agriculture Department

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

[Related to SNAP and food security research]

Filed on: 02/15/2023 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/16/2023

FR Document: 2023-03273 PDF 7 Pages (97.7 KB) Permalink

FDA

New FDA Food Code Reduces Barriers to Food Donations

Recall

Date		Brand		Description		Product Type		Recall Reason		Company
02/14/2023	Shirakiku	Ichimi spice powder, 10.58 oz	Food & Beverages	Undeclared sesame	Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc.

Warning Letters

Posted Date	Issue Date	Company	Issuing Office	Subject
02/14/2023	01/30/2023	Lyons Magnus, LLC	Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West I	Low Acid Canned Food Regulation/Adulterated
02/14/2023	01/24/2023	American Cruise Lines	Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East V	Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated

FSIS

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Raw, Ready-To-Cook Stuffed Chicken Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

AMS

USDA Files Action Against Vantaggio Farming Corporation in California for Alleged PACA Violations

USDA Announces $133 Million in Grant Funding Available, including American Rescue Plan funds, through the Local Agriculture Market Program to Expand Local Food Systems

USDA Announces a New Process to Evaluate Technology for Official Grain Inspection

USDA Seeks Nominees for the Peanut Standards Board

USDA Announces Appointments to the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council

USDA Announces Appointments to the National Pork Producers Delegate Body

Twitter

@ConsumerReports

Let’s keep the pressure on. In honor of #ValentinesDay, tell candy makers to get heavy metals out of their dark chocolate: The Dark Side of Dark Chocolate (consumerreports.org)
CR delivered a petition with almost 55,000 signatures to the four companies with bars that our tests found were high in lead and cadmium and asked them to commit, by #ValentinesDay, to remove heavy metals from the products. Only one responded. Chocolate Makers Are Urged to Get Lead & Cadmium Out of Products – Consumer Reports
Did you know that Spangler’s Sweethearts contains Red Dye 3, a known carcinogen? Join @CRAdvocacy and send a Valentine to Spangler Candy Company, demanding they remove this toxic chemical now! #ValentinesDay

@USDA

Former Vice President @algore will be the opening keynote speaker at the @AIM4Climate Summit happening May 8-10, 2023, in Washington D.C. Other confirmed speakers are @SecVilsack & H.E. @mariammalmheiri. Read more: http://bit.ly/AIM4CSummit #USDAScience | #AIM4CSummit

January 16, 2023

Federal Register

Agriculture Department

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Animal Welfare

Filed on: 02/16/2023 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/17/2023

FR Document: 2023-03453 PDF 3 Pages (105 KB) Permalink

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Proposed Rules

Information Disclosure under the Consumer Product Safety Act

Filed on: 02/16/2023 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/17/2023

FR Document: 2023-03021 PDF 107 Pages (299 KB) Permalink

Notices

Voluntary Standard for Bedside Sleepers

Filed on: 02/16/2023 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/17/2023

FR Document: 2023-03262 PDF 5 Pages (99.7 KB) Permalink

Environmental Protection Agency

Rules

Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.: Penthiopyrad

Filed on: 02/16/2023 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/17/2023

FR Document: 2023-03399 PDF 11 Pages (119 KB) Permalink

Food and Drug Administration

Proposed Rules

Filing: Color Additive Petition from Center for Science in the Public Interest, et al.; Request to Revoke Color Additive Listing for Use of FD and C Red No. 3 in Food and Ingested Drugs

Filed on: 02/16/2023 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/17/2023

FR Document: 2023-03391 PDF 5 Pages (77.7 KB) Permalink

White House

President Biden Announces Xochitl Torres Small as Nominee for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

FSIS

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Frozen, Not-Ready-To-Eat Signature Select Breakfast Bowl Products Due to Possible Temperature Abuse at Distribution Center

CMV

EPA and FDA to Seek Public Input on Modernizing Their Approach to Oversight of Certain Products

USDA

Biden-Harris Administration Provides $262 Million to Improve Access to Jobs, Health Care and Infrastructure Across the Rural Partners Network

Statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Nomination of Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small to Serve as Deputy Secretary of USDA

APHIS

APHIS Authorizes Imports of Fresh Mango Fruit from Grenada into the United States

APHIS Publishes Notice for Importation of Commercial Oha Leaves from Nigeria

APHIS Posts Investigative and Enforcement Services Annual Enforcement Data Reports

USDA Partners with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture and the Pork Industry to Further Protect the U.S. from African Swine Fever

AMS

USDA Removing Barriers to Becoming a USDA Foods Vendor with a New, Easier Financial Assessment Process

USDA Announces Appointments to the National Potato Promotion Board

Twitter

@USDAFoodSafety

Today, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Sandra Eskin is on the ground in Omaha visiting meat & poultry processing plants to see & hear firsthand the benefits USDA’s historic investments in rural America have yielded.

@USCPSC

#Recall: @IKEAUSA Odger Swivel Chairs Anthracite. The chairs’ leg base can break. Fall/Injury hazards. Get full refund. CONTACT: 888-966-4532 or http://IKEA.com . Full recall notice: https://cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/IKEA-Recalls-ODGER-Swivel-Chairs-Due-to-Fall-and-Injury-Hazards

@FrankYiannasFDA

As I wind down my time @US_FDA, yesterday I was able to participate in @NASDAnews winter policy conference. In an integrated food safety system, the States play a critical role in ensuring the safety of foods produced in their states & for consumers nationwide.